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Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said in an interview on KMOX 1120 Monday that if the season started today, the team's closer "would probably be Dominic Leone."

It comes with a big caveat because Luke Gregerson (oblique) is currently injured and Mozeliak seemed to indicate Gregerson would close if he's healthy (and he very well could be by Opening Day). However, Leone seems to have firmly established himself as next in line and might have a chance to run away with the job. Acquired in January from the Blue Jays after posting a 2.56 ERA and 81/23 K/BB ratio over 70 1/3 innings in 2017, Leone holds a 1.80 ERA and 6/3 K/BB ratio over five frames this spring and is 3-for-3 in save opportunities. Mar 12 - 4:37 PM

Dominic Leone picked up his second save of the spring with a scoreless ninth Thursday against the Marlins.

Luke Gregerson is the favorite for saves in St. Louis, but he's sidelined with an oblique injury at the moment and Leone is one candidate to step in to fill the void if Gregerson is sidelined into the regular season. Leone has allowed one run and struck out five in four innings. Mar 8 - 4:06 PM

Cardinals acquired RHPs Dominic Leone and Conner Greene from the Blue Jays for OF Randal Grichuk.

Leone was a waiver claim by the Blue Jays last winter and went back-and-forth from the majors and minors a few times last season, but he was excellent with the big club, posting a 2.56 ERA and 81/23 K/BB ratio over 70 1/3 innings. He was arbitration-eligible for the first time this winter and should be pegged for a middle relief role in St. Louis. Jan 19 - 4:32 PM

Blue Jays and RHP Dominic Leone avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.085 million contract.

Leone was eligible for arbitration for the first time. The reliever held a 2.56 ERA over 65 appearances out of the bullpen last season. Jan 12 - 5:19 PM

Depth Charts

Matt Carpenter went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer as the Cardinals beat the Astros 3-1 on Wednesday.

Carpenter played first base today after DHing in his spring debut Wednesday. The home run came after he stated that he would worry less about homers and more about singles this year. Carpenter has topped 20 homers in three straight years, but he batted just .241 last season. He had his best season in 2013, when he hit .318 with 11 homers in 626 at-bats.

Alex Reyes won't pitch in any Grapefruit League games, according to Cardinals pitching coach Mike Maddux.

Maddux says there have been no setbacks with Reyes, so this is just a precautionary measure for St. Louis's best prospect. It was recently announced that the goal is for Reyes to pitch around 100 innings in 2018, with the hope of building him up to make him a fully fledged starter in 2019.